Guardian Cryptic #27957

2019-10-21

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Across

8a

Drifter drew near unsteadily (8)

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9a

Tory introduced to rewrite proclamation (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

C [Tory] in EDIT [rewrite]

10a

Tory takes a long time to shut up (4)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

C [Tory] + AGE [a long time]

11a

Girl is after fish causing disease (10)

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12a

Wizard often having a stoop (6)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

A merlin is a small falcon and a stoop can be ‘a downward swoop, especially of a bird of prey’

14a

Box for China? (3,5)

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15a

Drinks punch! That'll save the knees (7)

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17a

Engineer remains in workshop (7)

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20a

Increases subsidy? That's denied! (8)

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22a

African country welcomes great and good (6)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

G [great? – I can’t find this, except in GB] in BENIN [African country] – I’m not over-keen on the definition

23a

Endeavour to go in by force (10)

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24a

Fellow's total failure (4)

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25a

Get rid of Catholic king in play (5)

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26a

Note on an Anglican church shows style (8)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

E [note] + LEG [on, in cricket] + AN + CE [Church of England]

Down

1d

Goddess keeps a bar for a dance (8)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

HERA [goddess] round A BAN [a bar]

2d

Sovereign tucked into fish in lounge (4)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

L [pound – sovereign] in IDE [fish]

3d

Priest is working for porridge (6)

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4d

Senior churchman makes parson sympathise (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

P [parson? – I can find P for Pastor and Priest – again – but not parson] + RELATE [sympathise] – a handful of ecclesiastical references today

5d

Set off for school in time (8)

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6d

Freedom for queen to tuck into drink (10)

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7d

Uninspiring Tory leader enters firm (6)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

T[ory] in SOLID [firm] – Chifonie really has it in for the Tories today

13d

Backer misses out in America (3,7)

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16d

Tongues proverbially said to go quickly (8)

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18d

A nice gal prepared cake decoration (8)

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19d

African leader drives off in coach (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

A[frican] + an anagram [off] of DRIVES

21d

A service in charge for a treatment for bruising (6)

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22d

One makes tea in brown urn (6)

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24d

Boring place to live (4)

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